CFB Cold Lake

• Senior Air Force officers charged over ‘inappropriate’ fighter pilot nickname

  The charges stem from an informal call sign meeting in June at one of Canada's two main fighter jet bases, 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2022
  
• Plan to move aircraft testing centre from Cold Lake to Ottawa ‘sad’: mayor

  "The community is a bit shocked," said Cold Lake mayor Craig Copeland.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2018
  
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• Child luring charges laid against Alberta Canadian Armed Forces member

  The charges come after an internet-based incident reported to the department on July 3. 

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2018
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• Fatal Cold Lake air show plane crash not caused by mechanical issues or weather: report

  Mechanical issues and weather were not factors in a fatal plane crash at the 2016 Cold Lake Air Show, a report from the Transportation Safety Board said.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2018
• Justin Trudeau unveils Canada’s newest astronauts at Canada 150 event

  Mechanical engineer Jennifer Sidey of Calgary and air force pilot Joshua Kutryk of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. are Canada's newest astronauts.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2017
• Behind the scenes: Canadian military trains for wilderness survival

  The Cold Lake Air Weapons Range is a training ground for new pilots with the Canadian Air Force. But when things don't go as planned, pilots can find themselves stranded in the wilderness in need of rescue.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2017
• Military funeral held for CF-18 pilot Thomas McQueen

  A military funeral for a Canadian Air Force pilot killed in a plane crash last week was held Wednesday at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ont.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2016
• Family of Canadian pilot devastated after deadly CF-18 crash

  Relatives of an Air Force pilot killed when a CF-18 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary says he died doing what he loved.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2016
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• ‘He just nosedived straight down’: witness to deadly plane crash at Alberta air show

  The Cold Lake Air Show was cancelled in northeast Alberta Sunday afternoon after a plane crashed during a performance and killed the pilot, according to an official with CFB Cold Lake.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2016